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[ducks4you]

You punch holes in every cell before adding soil and carrot seeds. I will be doing this soon and planting in pots. I hope to avoid carrot flies.

 

[Rillowen]

You punch holes in every cell before adding soil and carrot seeds. I will be doing this soon and planting in pots. I hope to avoid carrot flies.

Wow, I need to try this!! I always struggle with carrots.

 

[digitS']

My problem with carrots is a result of three factors :

#1 The requirement to sow those small seeds only about 1/4-1/2 of an inch deep
#2 The nearly 3 weeks waiting for emergence
#3 The chance of dry conditions locally

If there is one crop requiring hand watering, it’s carrots. Don’t say to put a cover over the ground and seeds to maintain moisture or there will be a #4, my memory to check for sprouts.

Stefe

 

[heirloomgal]

You punch holes in every cell before adding soil and carrot seeds. I will be doing this soon and planting in pots. I hope to avoid carrot flies.

I have had really good success planting radishes in the carrot rows, to mask the smell the flies gravitate to. Coffee grounds (fresh, not used) work pretty good too. If you can cover the smell of the foliage you won't have much of a problem with the flies. You do need to reapply the coffee occasionally as the smell wears off and the flies have a few life cycles.

 

[Rillowen]

My problem with carrots is a result of three factors :

#1 The requirement to sow those small seeds only about 1/4-1/2 of an inch deep
#2 The nearly 3 weeks waiting for emergence
#3 The chance of dry conditions locally

If there is one crop requiring hand watering, it’s carrots. Don’t say to put a cover over the ground and seeds to maintain moisture or there will be a #4, my memory to check for sprouts.

Stefe

Yes, i seem to struggle with carrot too, but more than anything its the beets that get me! I LOVE beets, but I can plant 30 seeds and not get one to eating point

 

[flowerbug]

Yes, i seem to struggle with carrot too, but more than anything its the beets that get me! I LOVE beets, but I can plant 30 seeds and not get one to eating point

try chard instead sometime.

beets here were a good indicator crop for me and soil quality - at first i could not get them to grow very well, but after amending some gardens and improving the organic matter and worm counts they started giving a better result. however, once the groundhogs found them they tended to get eaten... i just planted a lot more to make sure i had enough for making pickled beets.